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The QC, Vol. 76, No. 03 • September 28, 1989

1989_09_28_p001

QUAKER CAMPUS
Volume LXXVI, Number Three
The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
^
September 28, 1989
ASPECT Student Victimized In
Campbell Hall Attempted Rape
By Chris Perkins
QC Editor-in-Chief
AUer two days on the Whittier
College campus. Tiraztepe
Zinnur, a 25 year old female
Turkish student enrolled in the
college's ASPECT program (see
related story inside), was the
victim of an assault with the intent
to commit rape in Campbell Hall
on Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Agent Bill Heckel of the Whittier
Police Department, the detective
assigned to the case, stated that
the man who accosted Zinnur is
still at large and has not been
identified.
According to the police report,
Zinnur was using the pay telephone at the end of the hall on
the first floor of Campbell Hall
when she felt a tap on her
shoulder. She turned around and
found herself facing a white male
who appeared to be between
20-25 years of age, 6'1" and 210
lbs., with straight blonde collar-
length hair. Zinnur described the
man in her report to Heckel as
clean-shaven with a muscular
build.
Immediately upon her turning
around, the man tried to kiss
Zinnur. When she turned away he
"tried to get more forceful," and
pushed her partway into the
telephone booth , Heckel said.
The assailant then tried to force
her to the ground and rip off her
shorts but was unsuccessful as
Zinnur struggled against him.
During this entire time Zinnur was
screaming and resisting and
trying to bite the man. Heckel
believes it was this resistance that
scared the man off. After a brief
struggle, he ran out the first
floor exit.
During the assault, Zinnur
reported that the man was
continually talking to her;
however, said Heckel, Zinnur
understands very little English
and was unable to tell what her
assailant was saying. The only
thing she was able to determine
that he said was, "Nice eyes."
Sandra Sarr, college director of
public relations, said that it is
believed that no one else was in
the dorm at the time of the incident. The man apparently
entered through an unlocked
door.
Zinnur did not attempt to
contact either the police or
campus security, but instead
called a family of Turkish
extraction she knows in the Los
Angeles area, who reported the
crime to the college's department
of security two hours later, Don
Blackman, deputy director of
security, investigated the report
and notified the Whittier Police
Department about the crime
immediately. Heckel was sent out
to investigate the case the next
morning.
Zinnur has dropped out of the
ASPECT program and left
campus, and is currently living
with the previously mentioned
family. According to Heckel, she
has said she expects to return to
Turkey "within two weeks,"
although college President lames
Ash talked to her last Fridav over
the phone and said she had said
that she would be staying at least
another three months.
Zinnur could not be reached for
comment on the incident.
Heckel has said he has not
determined whether Zinnur's
attacker is a student or a
trespasser on campus. He has
looked through a copy of last
year's Acropolis with Zinnur as
well as a collage of photos of
current freshmen, but no identification has been made.
Because there were no witnesses, Heckel said he believes
catching the assailant will be very
difficult.
"It is a whodunit crime, and it
won't be solved unless anyone
comes forward with information."
Another obstacle in Heckel's
way is the fact that Zinnur is
unwilling to go to court. Heckel
said he understands her reluctance. "1 think it has a lot to do
with culture...she's scared. It's
common with sexual assaults."
But he also feels frustrated. "The
wind gets taken out of your sails
when the victim is unwilling to
cooperate.''
Ash circulated an open letter to
the college community last Friday
which described the crime and
outlined security measures.
"The president is concerned
that the investigation continue.
He definitely wants to see that
happen," Sarr said.
"This is the first known
attempted |violent| rape on the
Whittier College campus."
Archer States Controversial Policy
On Pledging—Societies Not Happy
By Tina Jena and
Steve Matthiasson
QC Staff Writers
On Sept. 20, Dick Archer, Dean
of College Life, presented the
college's inter-society council
with the 1989-90 policy for
organized social groups.' Archer
announced the controversial new
policy in front of nearly 60 society
members.
Aspects of the new policy
include:
—All persons engaged in
pledging functions or activities
(actives and pledges) must be full-
time students taking a January
course. Should any alumnus or
alumna be involved, he or she
must be registered with the Office
of the Dean of College Life (name,
address, and function must be
specified at least one month prior
to the start of pledging in
January).
—The names of the chief officer
of the organization, the person in
charge of pledging, and all
pledges shall be given to all
occur for more than one member
of the pledge class (including
officers) that indicates a problem
with the pledging program and
i am not a fascist" —Dick Archer, Dean
of College Life
faculty members teaching during
the period of pledging. Should
one of those persons miss a class,
not be prepared for a class, or not
take part in class activities other
than for reasons beyond that
person's control (such as verified
severe illness that did not result
from pledging activities), that
person, the pledge class and the
society will be warned. Should
the infraction occur a second
time, the person will be immediately be de-pledged. In addition, should such an infraction
the entire pledge class will
immediately de-pledge.
—All organized social groups
must be engaged in on-going
projects that provide service to
others and that include all
members of the group. Project
proposals must be submitted to
the Office of the Dean of College
Life and approved each year prior
to the conclusion of the first
month of an academic year.
—Pledging may begin no
PLease see ARCHER page 3.
ti
I
ASH SPEAKS: President Ash addresses a group of students
last Wednesday at the inaugural meeting of the 'President's
100 Club.' (Please see related story on page three.)
$99,000 In BOG Funds
Approved After Delay
By Danielle Diego
QC News Editor
After a false start, ASWC
president Paul McManus
presented the 1989-90 actual
budget of $99.000 to the Board
ot Governed s (BUC| at men "
19 meeting. This year's budget is
substantially larger than last
year's, and features significantly
larger funding of every BOG
department except Communications, Cheerleading, and KWTR.
This was a second attempt after
a mix-up of figures used for
comparison by McManus in
BOG's first meeting on Sept. 12.
McManus was given the
'proposed' 1988-89 budget from
former ASWC president, Mark
Taylor, to compare to his
(McManus')'proposed' 1989-90
budget when it was to be Taylor's
'actual' budget used for
comparison.
This year's budget is $36,828.15
larger than last year's. McManus
said that all BOG members
agreed with the proposed
budget, in particular because "it
is hard to argue when everything
has been increased."
In addressing the BOG
members, McManus began by
saying, "This year we have a lot
more money and a lot more
students." There are 305
freshman and 66 transfer
students, bringing the total
student body to 1016, up from
958 last year. Since student fees
are the source of BOG's budget
income, this larger enrollment
means a larger budget. In
addition to this, McManus
pointed out that student fees
were raised from $126.00, during
Taylor's term, to the present figure
of $146.00.
There is approximately $11,000
left over from, last year, said
McManus. However, McManus
also said there are some
outstanding bills that will total
about $7,000.
General Operations Fund. It has
been raised to $20,100, up from
$11,000 last year. This account
pays for such things as loans,
machinery, and phone bills.
McManus said the increase
reflects an outstanding student
loan for $50,000 taken out by
1987-88 ASWC president Kelli
Hokanson to renovate the
Student Union. "|The project was|
a big bomb: Hokanson paid
some, Taylor paid some, we will
pay some [this year|, and probably next year [as well|," said
McManus.
Approx i matel y $ 12,000 i s lef t to
pay on the loan, leaving $8,000
for General Operations.
The second largest increase
was in the Sponsorship Fund,
which was increased from $2,500
to $10,000. Originally, in 1988-89,
Taylor eliminated this fund in his
proposed budget, but McManus
said he guessed that, "he
received a lot of flack," and
therefore allocated $2,500. This
fund is to be used for starting
organizations and establishing
organizations with projects.
"We want students (groups or
individuals) to come to BOG
meetings with proposals for plans
that they have to start new clubs,
attend academic conferences,
and so forth, and ask us for
money. But this program will have
to benefit the whole student
body either academically,
culturally, or socially, said
McManus. "It's an investment in
the student body."
Please see BUDGET page 3.
What is Smog?
See Page 5.
Dynamic Duo
See Page 8.
Baby With Bath
See Page 6

QUAKER CAMPUS
Volume LXXVI, Number Three
The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
^
September 28, 1989
ASPECT Student Victimized In
Campbell Hall Attempted Rape
By Chris Perkins
QC Editor-in-Chief
AUer two days on the Whittier
College campus. Tiraztepe
Zinnur, a 25 year old female
Turkish student enrolled in the
college's ASPECT program (see
related story inside), was the
victim of an assault with the intent
to commit rape in Campbell Hall
on Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Agent Bill Heckel of the Whittier
Police Department, the detective
assigned to the case, stated that
the man who accosted Zinnur is
still at large and has not been
identified.
According to the police report,
Zinnur was using the pay telephone at the end of the hall on
the first floor of Campbell Hall
when she felt a tap on her
shoulder. She turned around and
found herself facing a white male
who appeared to be between
20-25 years of age, 6'1" and 210
lbs., with straight blonde collar-
length hair. Zinnur described the
man in her report to Heckel as
clean-shaven with a muscular
build.
Immediately upon her turning
around, the man tried to kiss
Zinnur. When she turned away he
"tried to get more forceful," and
pushed her partway into the
telephone booth , Heckel said.
The assailant then tried to force
her to the ground and rip off her
shorts but was unsuccessful as
Zinnur struggled against him.
During this entire time Zinnur was
screaming and resisting and
trying to bite the man. Heckel
believes it was this resistance that
scared the man off. After a brief
struggle, he ran out the first
floor exit.
During the assault, Zinnur
reported that the man was
continually talking to her;
however, said Heckel, Zinnur
understands very little English
and was unable to tell what her
assailant was saying. The only
thing she was able to determine
that he said was, "Nice eyes."
Sandra Sarr, college director of
public relations, said that it is
believed that no one else was in
the dorm at the time of the incident. The man apparently
entered through an unlocked
door.
Zinnur did not attempt to
contact either the police or
campus security, but instead
called a family of Turkish
extraction she knows in the Los
Angeles area, who reported the
crime to the college's department
of security two hours later, Don
Blackman, deputy director of
security, investigated the report
and notified the Whittier Police
Department about the crime
immediately. Heckel was sent out
to investigate the case the next
morning.
Zinnur has dropped out of the
ASPECT program and left
campus, and is currently living
with the previously mentioned
family. According to Heckel, she
has said she expects to return to
Turkey "within two weeks,"
although college President lames
Ash talked to her last Fridav over
the phone and said she had said
that she would be staying at least
another three months.
Zinnur could not be reached for
comment on the incident.
Heckel has said he has not
determined whether Zinnur's
attacker is a student or a
trespasser on campus. He has
looked through a copy of last
year's Acropolis with Zinnur as
well as a collage of photos of
current freshmen, but no identification has been made.
Because there were no witnesses, Heckel said he believes
catching the assailant will be very
difficult.
"It is a whodunit crime, and it
won't be solved unless anyone
comes forward with information."
Another obstacle in Heckel's
way is the fact that Zinnur is
unwilling to go to court. Heckel
said he understands her reluctance. "1 think it has a lot to do
with culture...she's scared. It's
common with sexual assaults."
But he also feels frustrated. "The
wind gets taken out of your sails
when the victim is unwilling to
cooperate.''
Ash circulated an open letter to
the college community last Friday
which described the crime and
outlined security measures.
"The president is concerned
that the investigation continue.
He definitely wants to see that
happen," Sarr said.
"This is the first known
attempted |violent| rape on the
Whittier College campus."
Archer States Controversial Policy
On Pledging—Societies Not Happy
By Tina Jena and
Steve Matthiasson
QC Staff Writers
On Sept. 20, Dick Archer, Dean
of College Life, presented the
college's inter-society council
with the 1989-90 policy for
organized social groups.' Archer
announced the controversial new
policy in front of nearly 60 society
members.
Aspects of the new policy
include:
—All persons engaged in
pledging functions or activities
(actives and pledges) must be full-
time students taking a January
course. Should any alumnus or
alumna be involved, he or she
must be registered with the Office
of the Dean of College Life (name,
address, and function must be
specified at least one month prior
to the start of pledging in
January).
—The names of the chief officer
of the organization, the person in
charge of pledging, and all
pledges shall be given to all
occur for more than one member
of the pledge class (including
officers) that indicates a problem
with the pledging program and
i am not a fascist" —Dick Archer, Dean
of College Life
faculty members teaching during
the period of pledging. Should
one of those persons miss a class,
not be prepared for a class, or not
take part in class activities other
than for reasons beyond that
person's control (such as verified
severe illness that did not result
from pledging activities), that
person, the pledge class and the
society will be warned. Should
the infraction occur a second
time, the person will be immediately be de-pledged. In addition, should such an infraction
the entire pledge class will
immediately de-pledge.
—All organized social groups
must be engaged in on-going
projects that provide service to
others and that include all
members of the group. Project
proposals must be submitted to
the Office of the Dean of College
Life and approved each year prior
to the conclusion of the first
month of an academic year.
—Pledging may begin no
PLease see ARCHER page 3.
ti
I
ASH SPEAKS: President Ash addresses a group of students
last Wednesday at the inaugural meeting of the 'President's
100 Club.' (Please see related story on page three.)
$99,000 In BOG Funds
Approved After Delay
By Danielle Diego
QC News Editor
After a false start, ASWC
president Paul McManus
presented the 1989-90 actual
budget of $99.000 to the Board
ot Governed s (BUC| at men "
19 meeting. This year's budget is
substantially larger than last
year's, and features significantly
larger funding of every BOG
department except Communications, Cheerleading, and KWTR.
This was a second attempt after
a mix-up of figures used for
comparison by McManus in
BOG's first meeting on Sept. 12.
McManus was given the
'proposed' 1988-89 budget from
former ASWC president, Mark
Taylor, to compare to his
(McManus')'proposed' 1989-90
budget when it was to be Taylor's
'actual' budget used for
comparison.
This year's budget is $36,828.15
larger than last year's. McManus
said that all BOG members
agreed with the proposed
budget, in particular because "it
is hard to argue when everything
has been increased."
In addressing the BOG
members, McManus began by
saying, "This year we have a lot
more money and a lot more
students." There are 305
freshman and 66 transfer
students, bringing the total
student body to 1016, up from
958 last year. Since student fees
are the source of BOG's budget
income, this larger enrollment
means a larger budget. In
addition to this, McManus
pointed out that student fees
were raised from $126.00, during
Taylor's term, to the present figure
of $146.00.
There is approximately $11,000
left over from, last year, said
McManus. However, McManus
also said there are some
outstanding bills that will total
about $7,000.
General Operations Fund. It has
been raised to $20,100, up from
$11,000 last year. This account
pays for such things as loans,
machinery, and phone bills.
McManus said the increase
reflects an outstanding student
loan for $50,000 taken out by
1987-88 ASWC president Kelli
Hokanson to renovate the
Student Union. "|The project was|
a big bomb: Hokanson paid
some, Taylor paid some, we will
pay some [this year|, and probably next year [as well|," said
McManus.
Approx i matel y $ 12,000 i s lef t to
pay on the loan, leaving $8,000
for General Operations.
The second largest increase
was in the Sponsorship Fund,
which was increased from $2,500
to $10,000. Originally, in 1988-89,
Taylor eliminated this fund in his
proposed budget, but McManus
said he guessed that, "he
received a lot of flack," and
therefore allocated $2,500. This
fund is to be used for starting
organizations and establishing
organizations with projects.
"We want students (groups or
individuals) to come to BOG
meetings with proposals for plans
that they have to start new clubs,
attend academic conferences,
and so forth, and ask us for
money. But this program will have
to benefit the whole student
body either academically,
culturally, or socially, said
McManus. "It's an investment in
the student body."
Please see BUDGET page 3.
What is Smog?
See Page 5.
Dynamic Duo
See Page 8.
Baby With Bath
See Page 6